Academic Insights

On December 12, 2024, the National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences announced the approval list of the 2024Major Projects of the National Social Science Fund. ProfessorLIU Linqing, as the chief expert, was granted the project titled"Research on the Evaluation and Enhancement Strategies of China's Digital Industry International Competitiveness"(Approval No.: 24&ZD076). This marks his second approval for aNational Social Science Fund Major Project, following his 2015 project"Global Production Networks, Intellectual Property Protection, and the Enhancement of China’s Foreign Trade Competitiveness".

The project aims toinnovate theoreticallyby constructing amulti-data, multi-method, and multi-dimensional evaluation systemto systematically assess China's digital industry international competitiveness. It will identify opportunities, threats, strengths, and weaknesses, and proposestrategic objectives, implementation pathways, spatial layouts, and key measuresfor upgrading China's digital industrial clusters.

Professor Liu’s team has long focused onindustrial international competitiveness, securing7 projectsunder the National Social Science Fund, National Natural Science Fund, and Ministry of Education. Since 2020, with support fromWHU Keli Digital Management Research CenterandWHU China Entrepreneurs Research Center, the team has shifted its focus todigital economy and management, researching topics such as digital industry competitiveness, digital clusters, digital infrastructure, and corporate digital transformation strategies.

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Principal Investigator Profile

LIU Linqingis aFull Professor (Level 3)at Wuhan University, doctoral supervisor inBusiness ManagementandIndustrial Economics. His research spansstrategic management, innovation & entrepreneurship, and management education theory.

Current Roles:

• Vice Dean, WHU School of Economics and Management

• Executive Director, WHU China Entrepreneurs Research Center

• Director, WHU Keli Digital Management Research Center

• Program Director, WHU Ziqiang Entrepreneurship Class

Notable Achievements:

• Led multiple national projects, includingNSFC General ProgramandMajor Projects of NSSFC.

• Won1st/2nd Prizesin National Commerce Development Research Awards (ministerial-level).

• Co-authored works included in the"National Achievements Library of Philosophy and Social Sciences".

• Mentored students to win gold/silver medals inChina Postgraduate Business Innovation Competitions,"Internet+", and"Challenge Cup"entrepreneurship contests.